Idioms Flashcards by Maya Marie

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To challenge/ to bring into question

A

Poner en tela de juicio

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To not beat around the bush

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No andarse por rodeos

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Descornar la flor

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To let the cat out of the bag

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Días y olías

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What will be will be

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When pigs might fly

A

Cuando las gallinas meer

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To turn your back (on someone)

A

Dar la espalda

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To pull someone’s leg

A

Tomar el pelo

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To be a piece of cake

A

Ser pan comido

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To tell it how it is

A

No tener pelos en la lengua

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To be stunned

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Quedarse de piedra

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Good for nothing

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No servir para nada

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Now I get it!

A

¡Ya caigo!

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Once and for all

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De una vez

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Instead of

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En vez de

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Maybe

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Tal vez

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What’s done is done

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A lo hecho, pecho

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One should not bite off more than they can chew

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Quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta

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To find it convenient

A

Tener a bien

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To be sophisticated

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Tener mundo

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To be lucky

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Tener buena estrella

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To keep one’s word

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Tener palabra

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To intend to

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Tener pensado

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To be to blame

A

Tener la culpa

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To be very persuasive

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Tener un pico de otro

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To bare in mind

Tener presente

To take into account

Tener en cuenta

To be right

Tener razón

To be successful

Tener éxito

To feel like (doing something)

Tener ganas de

It's clear

Está despejado

To be broke

Estar a dos velas

To be about to

Estar a punto de

To be in agreement with

Estar conforme con

To be about to happen

Estar al caer

That is unnecessary

Eso está de mas

To be besides oneself emotionally

Estar fuera de sí

To be worn out

Estar hecho polvo

To be in excess

Estar de sobra

To be in good shape

Estar en condiciones

To face, to look upon

Dar hacia

To please

Dar gusto

To disgust

Dar asco

To cause a lot of trouble

Dar guerra

To take responsibility, to face

Dar la cara

To lend a hand

Dar una mano

To make no difference

Dar lo mismo

To stand out

Dar la nota

Long time ago

Hace mucho tiempo

A while ago

Hace poco

To be in need of

Hacer falta

To realise

Darse cuenta de

To take as a joke

Tomar a broma

To take to heart

Tomar a pecho

To side with

Tomar partido

To get the wrong end of the stick

Tomar el rábano por las hojas

To take seriously

Tomar en serio

To clear things up/ to explain

Poner las cosas en claro

To question

Poner en duda

Poner en marcha

To get going, to start

From bad to worse

De mal en peor

From now on

De ahora en adelante

In accordance with

De acuerdo de

So that

De manera que

In fashion

De moda

De modo

So that

En buena gala

Willingly

By no means

De ningún modo

From beginning to end

De cabo a rabo

De otro modo

Otherwise

In fact

De hecho

Suddenly

De golpe

Very much

De lo lindo

Too many

De sobra

De veras

Really, truly